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Table 1 Baseline variables of the included patients

From: Gender differences at presentation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden

Baseline variables

Total

IPF-patients (N = 348)

 Incident / Prevalent (N, %)

182 (52.3) / 166 (47.7)

 Gender (male /female) (N, %)

250 (71.8) / 98 (28.1)

 Age (Median, range)

72.0 (46–88)

 BMI (M ± SD)

27.1 ± 4.2

Smoking habit (N = 348)

 Never smoker (N, %)

103 (29.6)

 Ex-smoker (N, %)

222 (63.8)

 Packyear (M ± SD) (Ex-smoker, n = 160)

23.0 ± 15.0

 Smoker (N, %)

12 (3.5)

 Missing info (N, %):

11 (3.2)

Lung function

 FVC% (M ± SD) (N = 287)

70.2 ± 15.6

 FEV1% (M ± SD) (N = 307)

76.1 ± 16.6

 TLC% (M ± SD) (N = 193)

63.9 ± 12.0

 DLCO% (M ± SD) (N = 221)

46.2 ± 13.9

6-WMT (N = 198)

 6-WMD (M ± SD, m)

422 ± 124

 B-SpO2% (M ± SD, %)

95.8 ± 2.3

 L-SpO2% (M ± SD, %)

86.1 ± 6.7

Comorbidity (N = 348)

 Arterial hypertension (N, %)

115 (33.0)

 Gastroesophageal reflux (N, %)

113 (32.5)

 Other cardiovasculara (N, %)

86 (24.7)

 Coronary heart disease (N, %)

67 (19.3)

 Diabetes (N, %)

52 (14.9)

 Cancer (N, %)

33 (9.5)

 Thyroid diseasesb (N, %)

22 (6.3)

 Sleep apnea (N, %)

22 (6.3)

 Asthma (N, %)

15 (4.3)

 COPD (N, %)

10 (2.9)

 Osteoporosis (N, %)

6 (1.7)

 K-BILD (N = 292)

53.7 ± 10.7

 Anti-fibrotic treatment (N, %)

67 (19.3)

 Time from diagnosis to consent (median, Q1- Q3) (months)

4 (Q1:0; Q3: 26)

  1. N number(s), M mean, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, FVC% forced vital capacity, % of expected, FEV1% forced expiratory volume in first second, % of expected, TLC% total lung capacity, % of expected, DLCO% % diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, 6MWD 6 min walking distance, B-SpO2% Saturation level for oxygen, at rest, L-SpO2% Saturation level for oxygen, lowest during/after test, K-BILD King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease questionnaire
  2. aOther cardiovascular disease: Atrial fibrillation and Heart failure
  3. bThyroid diseases: hypo−/hyperthyroidism